All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2018 – Page 4
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NewsIstobal presents new car wash at Automechanika 2018 exhibition
Istobal, the Spanish car wash and car care solutions provider, will present its new Istobal T’WASH30 tunnel at the Automechanika 2018 exhibition. Held on September 10-15 in Frankfurt, the exhibition will also see Istobal’s launch of new technologies developed to boost equipment productivity and improve quality, comfort and user experience. ...
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NewsHand car wash inquiry hears evidence from GLAA
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has given evidence to MPs investigating the hand car wash (HCW) sector. Members of the Environmental Audit Committee met in Parliament on Tuesday 10 July to hear a second round of evidence. PRA chairman Brian Madderson was among witnesses at the first session ...
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NewsPolice patrol calls in at forecourt as raid is in progress
A crime in progress was discovered by officers in a police car on routine patrol who pulled onto a garage forecourt in Sussex. Two men in balaclavas were stealing property from the Tesco Express shop next to the filling station in Redkiln Way, Horsham, shortly before 12.30am on Friday 6 ...
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NewsAttempt to steal ATM causes major damage to petrol station
Thieves attempting to steal a cash machine from a Hampshire petrol station have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. The raiders struck at around 3.30am on Tuesday July 10 at the West Meon BP service station west of Petersfield, using a digger in an attempt to rip the cash ...
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NewsCall for incentives for forecourts as DfT publishes ’Road to Zero’ report
The Association of Convenience Stores has reiterated its call for the government to incentivise rather than compel forecourt operators to provide electric vehicle charging points on their sites. The Road to Zero, published on July 9 by the Department for Transport, sets out the Government’s plans to see at least ...
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NewsNormal service returns to BP sites following system outage
BP confirmed on Monday that all its sites had returned to normal service and were once again accepting card payments, after the majority were affected by a system failure forcing customers to pay by cash or complete forms to return and pay later. The system was down for around three ...
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NewsCertas Energy buys six sites from Welsh Top 50 Indie
Certas Energy has confirmed the purchase of six forecourts from South Wales Top 50 indie, David Taylor Filling Stations, as it continues to grow its Gulf network across the UK. This latest acquisition follows the recent purchase of two Petromex sites in Lancashire. “David Taylor Filling Stations presents ...
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NewsMFG ranked 6th in Sunday Times Top Track 100
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has been ranked 6th in a league table of Britain’s one hundred private companies with the biggest sales in the 17th annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100. In the league table companies are ranked by sales as reported in their latest available ...
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Stimulate your sales
The functional food and drink sector has become a massive market, yet it’s still relatively new compared to more established FMCG categories. And as the market has grown, it’s started to fragment into different types of products bars, gums and bagged snacks with an array of benefits which can sometimes ...
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Neighbourhood service
A chance meeting at the Top 50 Indies dinner in 2017 with a Phillips 66 executive led to Tariq Majid, director at Majid & Sons, to agree a new supply deal with the Jet brand. Three of the company’s sites, which have a combined volume of 5mlpa, were recently reimaged ...
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Making them pay
At a time when fuel theft is not always taken that seriously by the police, it was interesting to read a report in last month’s Sunderland Echo which said police deployed a helicopter in their hunt for fuel thieves. Northumbria Police said a fuel theft was reported by a forecourt ...
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New look for Naked as well as a new variety
Smoothie brand Naked is getting a makeover which includes a new pack design alongside the launch of a new and improved Tropical Punch variant, and a new Protein Pomegranate flavour. Naked is also getting a new ambassador tennis player, Johanna Konta. 0118 930 6666 www.pepsico.co.uk
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Sweetness and light
There’s no doubt that sugar confectionery manufacturers have been working hard to keep consumers happy with new formulations with less sugar. According to Mintel, 53% of sweet buyers would buy a reduced sugar version of their favourite sweet brand if available. However, Kantar data reveals that consumers are unwilling to ...
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Money Talk: Holiday times can be stressful... so planning is vital
There are two periods in the year when odd things tend to happen around some smaller businesses and that includes most forecourts. Both are holiday times: one is the extended Christmas/New Year break, and the other is the height of summer; from around now until the end of August. One ...
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Under the spotlight: Louise Hammond
Louise Hammond may be known for being careful with money but she has rich tastes as she’d love to have dinner with the Queen 01 Career history: Maybe inevitability suggested I would always end up working within the family business. I’ve been here now for 21 years with varying roles, ...
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Lawrences Garages re-opens in Harleston
Lawrences Garages has re-opened its site at Harleston in Norfolk after a £1.25m redevelopment. After a 16-week closure the site, now known as Lawrences Budgens, features new double-skin tanks with a state-of-the-art monitoring system, a new Washtec rollover car wash, 12 parking bays and ground work for future electrical charging ...
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Sewell on the go helps fund school’s new minibus
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has donated more than £2,500 to an East Riding secondary school so it reached its target for a new minibus. Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College needed to raise £25,500 to cover the cost of the 17-seat vehicle and received donations from ...
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NewsMan jailed for three and a half years for selling laundered fuel
A West Yorkshire oil dealer has been jailed for three and a half years for selling illegally laundered fuel to unsuspecting customers. Sixty-year-old Anthony Knight, of Styes Lane, Sowerby Bridge, operated an illegal fuel laundering plant capable of evading £1.6m in duty a year, an investigation by HM Revenue and ...
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New indie exclusive squash from Robinsons
To celebrate Robinson’s position as the number one squash in symbols and independents (IRI data), Britvic has launched Robinsons Tropical, an exclusive flavour to the wholesale channel. It is price-marked at £1.49. Britvic’s sales reps are currently offering retailers a ’Win Tickets’ Wimbledon promotional kit including free pos material to ...